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Our mission is to increase the productivity of Dutch greenhouses. Even the most modern greenhouses still suffer from 10% to 25% loss of crop due to pests and diseases (Pimentel, 2012). Our autonomous flying platform can reduce crop loss by regular ...
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Management policy for protected species is currently often based on literature reviews and expert judgement, even though it requires tailor-made species knowledge on a local level. While wildlife management should preferably be evidence based, tailor-...
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In Gelderland at industriepark Kleefsewaard, a prominent knowledge hub for hydrogen technology has been developed, featuring key industry players and research groups contributing to innovative and cost-effective hydrogen technologies. However, the ...
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The energy transition is a highly complex technical and societal challenge, coping with e.g. existing ownership situations, intrusive retrofit measures, slow decision-making processes and uneven value distribution. Large scale retrofitting activities ...
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On a yearly basis 120 million kg of spent coffee ground (SCG) is disposed as waste. Two partners in the project have the intension to refine the valuable compounds from this coffee residue. One of these compounds is the group of melanoidins. It is ...
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"Regenerative Renaissance" (RR) embarks on an innovative journey to reshape the Fashion and Textile Industry's (FTI) societal and environmental influence. This project, led by University of Groningen (UG) in partnership with fashion designer Joline ...
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Worldwide the demand for lactic acid is rapidly rising due to its applications as a biobased platform chemical for the production of biopolymers through polylactic acid (PLA). Unfortunately, these more sustainable alternatives to fossil-based ...
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This Professional Doctorate proposal outlines a change approach aimed at accelerating the Twin Transition through the operationalization of the digital and the sustainable transition, contributing to the SDG/ESG sustainability objectives. The urgent ...
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In summer 2020, part of a quay wall in Amsterdam collapsed, and in 2010, construction for a parking lot in Amsterdam was hindered by old sewage lines. New sustainable electric systems are being built on top of the foundations of old windmills, in ...
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In the high-tech electronics manufacturing sector, particularly among SMEs in the Brainport region, there is a growing demand for flexible robotic machine tending: the automated loading, unloading and monitoring of production machines such as CNC ...
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Polycotton textiles are fabrics made from cotton and polyester. It is used in many textile applications such as sporting cloths, nursery uniforms and bed sheets. As cotton and polyester are quite different in their polymer nature, polycotton textiles ...
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In this project, a consortium of Fraunhofer Innovation Platform (FIP-AM@UT), Connec2 and Walraven will investigate the possibility of two-way communication between production machines and an XR (eXtended Reality) platform. This communication can ...
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Flying insects like dragonflies, flies, bumblebees are able to couple hovering ability with the ability for a quick transition to forward flight. Therefore, they inspire us to investigate the application of swarms of flapping-wing mini-drones in ...
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Especially during the summer period, a significant amount of the population experience a health issues caused by the stinging hair of oak-caterpillars. These health complaints are often caused by the skin irritation and allergic reaction when the ...
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Achieving circularity for the Chemical Industry in the Netherlands remains a top priority. It has been captured in the MMIP6 mission of the 2019 National Climate Agreement and has led to numerous studies to achieve this target. Particularly, ...
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Various companies in diagnostic testing struggle with the same “valley of death” challenge. In order to further develop their sensing application, they rely on the technological readiness of easy and reproducible read-out systems. Photonic chips can ...
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Being diagnosed with incurable cancer often leads to experiences of contingency and to existential concerns when patients struggle to search for meaning. The aims of this project are to (1) investigate how Art-Based Learning(ABL) – an art education ...
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Horticulture crops and plants use only a limited part of the solar spectrum for their growth, the photosynthetically active radiation (PAR); even within PAR, different spectral regions have different functionality for plant growth, and so different ...
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The consistent demand for improving products working in a real-time environment is increasing, given the rise in system complexity and urge to constantly optimize the system. One such problem faced by the component supplier is to ensure their product ...
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The growing energy demand and environmental impact of traditional sources highlight the need for sustainable solutions. Hydrogen produced through water electrolysis, is a flexible and clean energy carrier capable of addressing large-electricity ...
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The Locus of Fear Seven (TLOF_7) is a practice-based, artistic–scientific research project that explores how immersive technologies can open new ways of understanding fear and anxiety-related experiences. By combining Virtual Reality (VR), Artificial ...
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